[Study drawings for the figure of Agriculture in the mural Peace and prosperity]
1 drawing on green paper : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawings show the hands, feet and face of the allegorical figure of Agriculture for the Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
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[Study of the figure of Peace in Peace and prosperity holding a green wreath]
1 drawing on green paper : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows the nude torso, arms, left hand and wreath for the allegorical figure of Peace in the Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building in 1896.
[Study for Corrupt legislation - figure at left]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Drawing shows a girl in classical garb, facing right and holding a distaff and spindle, an allegory of idleness. This is a study for the mural Corrupt legislation, installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Minerva]
1 drawing : graphite and chalk on gray paper ; sheet 25 x 14 cm. | Sketch for mosaic design in the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building great hall shows the goddess Minerva driving a horse-drawn chariot.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Corrupt legislation]
1 drawing : colored pencil, graphite, and chalk on blue paper ; sheet 23 x 38 cm, mount 27 x 45 cm. | Design drawing for lunette mural in the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building main reading room shows corrupt legislation symbolized by a scantily clothed woman holding half of a scale onto which a wealthy man places a bribe as a child…
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Ignorance - figure in "Anarchy"]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows the figure of Ignorance from the mural Anarchy, holding her staff. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
Study not used for Anarchy in Congressional Library Washington
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows the figure of Anarchy, facing right holding her torch, sitting atop rubble and a smoking bomb. The mural Anarchy was installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Study for figure of Agriculture in the mural Peace and prosperity]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows Agriculture, a nude male, facing left and holding a stick upright. The mural Peace and prosperity was installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Study of the olive branch held by Peace in the mural Peace and prosperity]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows the olive branch held in the right hand of Peace, whose nude body is partially visible. The mural Peace and prosperity was installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1896.